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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Ready for another tiny Swedish lesson. Lucas: Today we're talking about something very Swedish — food and fika. Luna: Oh, fika! I've heard about that. Coffee and something sweet, right? Lucas: Exactly. So let's start with a key word. Coffee in Swedish is 'kaffe'. Luna: Kaffe. That's pretty close to English. Lucas: Yes. Kaffe. Try it. Luna: Kaffe. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want coffee with milk, you say 'kaffe med mjölk'. Luna: Kaffe med mjölk. That sounds nice. Lucas: It does. Mjölk means milk. So kaffe med mjölk. Luna: Kaffe med mjölk. Lucas: Good. Now imagine you're at a cafe. After fika, you want to pay. You ask for 'notan' — the bill. Luna: Notan. Oh, like 'note' in English. Lucas: Exactly. Notan. You can say 'Notan, tack'. Luna: Notan, tack. Lucas: Perfect. And what's fika without something sweet? A common treat is 'en bulle' — a bun. Luna: En bulle. Like a cinnamon bun? Lucas: Yes, kanelbulle is cinnamon bun. But just 'en bulle' is fine. So you could say 'En bulle, tack'. Luna: En bulle, tack. Lucas: Great. Now after a meal, Swedes often say 'tack för maten' — thank you for the food. Luna: Tack för maten. That's polite. Lucas: Yes. Let's put it together. Imagine you're at a cafe. You order: 'En kaffe med mjölk och en bulle, tack'. Luna: En kaffe med mjölk och en bulle, tack. That's a whole order! Lucas: Yeah, you got it. And after you finish, you say 'Notan, tack'. And when you leave, maybe 'Tack för maten'. Luna: So polite. Okay, let me practice: 'En kaffe med mjölk och en bulle, tack'. Lucas: Perfect. And 'notan, tack'. Luna: Notan, tack. Lucas: And 'tack för maten'. Luna: Tack för maten. Lucas: Beautiful. Now, let's have a little scene. I'll be the server, you be the customer. Luna: Okay! Lucas: Hej! Vad får det vara? Luna: Hej! En kaffe med mjölk och en bulle, tack. Lucas: Bra! Här är din kaffe och bulle. Luna: Tack! Lucas: And then after a moment, you say? Luna: Notan, tack. Lucas: And I bring the bill, you pay, and you say? Luna: Tack för maten! Lucas: Exactly! You're ready for fika. Luna: That was fun. Let's recap the words: kaffe, kaffe med mjölk, notan, en bulle, tack för maten. Lucas: Yes, repeat them one more time with me. Kaffe. Luna: Kaffe. Lucas: Kaffe med mjölk. Luna: Kaffe med mjölk. Lucas: Notan. Luna: Notan. Lucas: En bulle. Luna: En bulle. Lucas: And tack för maten. Luna: Tack för maten. Lucas: Great job, Luna! And thanks to all of you listening. Practice these at your next fika break. Luna: Yes! And don't forget to subscribe to Learn Swedish with Fexingo. Hejdå! Lucas: Hejdå!